Structured Literacy Specialist $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
Required: Master's in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent)
- On-site position at Waypoint Academy, Dripping Springs (Austin area), TX. Relocation assistance provided.
- $100,000 annual salary, paid weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
- Nature-based school integrating rigorous academics with outdoor learning
Most literacy specialists work only with students already struggling. You've built your career on a different belief — that Science of Reading practices belong in every child's instruction from the start, not just after they fall behind. If this principle shapes your teaching philosophy, continue reading.
Waypoint Academy is a nature-based school where structured academic instruction fills the morning hours, and afternoons shift to archery, wilderness skills, and Hill Country exploration. Your role centers on the morning block: delivering small-group structured literacy instruction that advances every K-2 student in phonics, decoding, fluency, and writing. You design the lessons. You analyze the data. You adjust groupings and approaches in real time. The remainder of your day involves coaching students through adaptive learning platforms, cultivating the relationships that drive 100% goal attainment. No prescribed curriculum. No pull-out intervention model. You are accountable for literacy outcomes across the entire cohort.
You're joining a small, growing school. This means you'll be establishing the literacy program from the ground up, not stepping into an existing structure. As student enrollment expands, you'll influence how structured literacy extends to additional cohorts and grade levels. If you prefer defined routines and stable processes, this role won't fit. If you want to demonstrate that all children can learn to read more effectively when instruction is designed specifically for them, this is your opportunity.
What you will be doing
- Delivering small-group structured literacy instruction: systematic phonics, decoding, fluency, and foundational writing to all K-2 students, not limited to intervention cases
- Interpreting student performance data from adaptive platforms and running records to regroup learners and modify instruction continuously
- Guiding students individually and in small groups through adaptive learning software, establishing the relationships that ensure goal completion
- Creating original lessons grounded in structured literacy principles, customized to each group's developmental level and learning pace
- Integrating occasional outdoor or tactile activities to support literacy concepts when they authentically strengthen learning
What you will NOT be doing
- Drafting IEPs or managing pull-out intervention schedules with classroom teachers. You serve all students, not a caseload.
- Passively monitoring students on learning apps. You actively guide them toward goal completion, not observe them navigate screens.
- Spending the entire day in a conventional classroom. Students transition outdoors in the afternoon, so literacy blocks are focused and intensive.
- Grading piles of worksheets — adaptive platforms track practice volume and progress, allowing you to concentrate on direct instruction.
Key responsibilities
Drive measurable reading and writing progress for all K-2 students through structured literacy methods and adaptive learning technologies.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- Master's degree in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, or UFLI. One of these credentials is mandatory, not preferred.
- 2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction using systematic phonics in a school or clinical environment, completed within the past 5 years
- Demonstrated experience creating original reading lessons, and you can articulate what you teach and why without citing a commercial program
- Available to work on-site at Waypoint Academy, Dripping Springs (Austin area), TX
- Willing to instruct all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and integrate AI-powered adaptive learning tools into daily instruction
- Authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Proficiency with multiple structured literacy approaches (e.g., Orton-Gillingham and UFLI) and a clear framework for selecting each method
- Documented reading gains across an entire cohort, not only intervention groups. You can cite the assessment tools and the results.
- Working knowledge of adaptive reading platforms (Lexia, Amira, Reading Eggs, or comparable) and applying their analytics to inform instruction
- Background in alternative school models: micro-schools, outdoor education, Montessori, or similar learning environments
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